The Vice President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has begun a three-day visit to Ghana’s oil region, the Western Region. The visit is expected to afford him the opportunity to better interact with the chiefs and people of the region. This will be the first visit by Vice President Amissah-Arthur to the Western region since assuming office as Vice President of the Republic of Ghana. As part of his tour, the Vice President will visit the border town of Elubo and meet with security agents in the face of the happenings at the Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire border. He will also take time to visit some constituencies in the region, including; Jomoro, Ellembele and Axim, as well as meet with the Western Regional House of Chiefs. The visit will also afford the Vice President an opportunity to know at first hand the extent of work done on some major projects that are ongoing in the region and urge workers to speed up its completion. The Naval Base in Takoradi will also not be left out of the Vice President’s line up of events, as resourcing Ghana’s Navy was dear to late President Mills’ heart. Early this year late President John Atta Mills commissioned four new vessels to enable the Ghana Navy to better protect the country’s territorial waters before his untimely demise on July 24 this year. He is expected to make a brief detour in his home region, the Central region before returning to Accra on Saturday.